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Chapter 582: Sole Battle Against Cold Mountain Ancestor
Chapter 582: Sole Battle Against Cold Mountain Ancestor
Clang!
As Shen Yi tightly gripped the hilt, Cold Mountain Ancestor finally broke free from the suppression of the Divine Mountain Calming Heaven Art.
Under the immense and invisible force, the ancient demon from Western Flood, whose loose and sagging skin gradually tightened, tore its already tattered robe with a loud rip from its right arm.
Its body rapidly expanded, transforming into a bizarre fish hundreds of zhang tall, half-scaled and half-feathered. Although it had a fish-like form, it had four webbed claws, and with its bloated and greasy fish body, it looked round and plump like a giant toad.
The horrifying old scars between its scales and feathers testified to the perilous encounters it had faced.
Even the Slaughter Apocalyptic Tribulation that shook Hong Ze was unable to take Cold Mountain Ancestor's life. Now, facing merely a young cultivator, the immortal technique was indeed formidable, but the ancient demon had encountered Northern Flood cultivators who practiced immortal techniques before, so it wasn't afraid!
"Give this seat—"
The ferocious fish raised its head towards the sky, its enormous mouth, as wide as its entire head, opened in a fierce roar, and a thick voice filled with cold crystals swept over: "Come down!"
With this roar, the surrounding waters froze once more, and the entire surface was covered with several zhang of thick ice, turning water into land. Cold Mountain Ancestor's four limbs stomped heavily on this icy land, and as the ground shook, it rushed towards the figure suspended in the sky!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dull footsteps resonated like a huge bell, echoing across the nearby land and water. The piercing frosty air spread, making this place feel like the depths of winter. Even Deng Xiangjun, a late-stage Earthly Realm grand cultivator, felt a chill piercing through his Dao infant's five viscera, causing his breath to momentarily stagnate.
Once again experiencing the true power of a mid-stage Celestial Realm demon, he instinctively looked upwards.
Deng Xiangjun didn't know the exact effects of the immortal technique Shen Yi practiced, but from what he had witnessed earlier, he could surmise that it was a domineering application of the power of heaven and earth.
It was more akin to a magical technique or divine ability rather than a self-empowering skill.
If Cold Mountain Ancestor got close, Shen Yi, with a relatively lower cultivation level, would have his flaw of being only at the peak of the Earthly Realm greatly magnified...
As the one directly facing this roar.
Shen Yi's disheveled hair was covered in a faint layer of white frost, even his eyelashes seemed to be coated with snow.
Yet, his pitch-black eyes remained clear and calm.
The frost brushed against the dark armor, silently melting away without affecting the youth's actions.
Watching Cold Mountain Ancestor charging and about to leap, Shen Yi calmly raised his left hand and took a Phoenix Essence Pill into his mouth.
As the heart flame surged into his eyes and throughout his body, it erupted from the dark armor, causing the space around his slender body to distort.
Shen Yi closed his eyes, feeling the scorching pain in his heart.
Yu Lan had already become a Heaven Realm Stone Guardian, and the Phoenix Essence Dao Armament she represented, though not yet at the level of a Demon Emperor Armament, was still a hundred times more powerful than before.
"Huff."
Shen Yi's face paled slightly, making his thin lips appear even redder, as if stained with blood.
He exhaled a scorching breath and slowly opened his eyes. Just as Cold Mountain Ancestor was about to leap, not only did he not dodge, but he took a step forward, his body suddenly swooping downwards!
The golden-patterned dark blade in his palm transformed into a boundless radiance once more, tightly grasped by his long and powerful hands.
However, the most striking change occurred in the sky.
Countless clouds suddenly gathered, forming a half-body giant figure that blocked out the sky and sun. As Shen Yi fell, the giant's palms slammed down!
Cold Mountain Ancestor's massive body, even among demons and monsters, was considered enormous. But whether under the dark gold radiance or the boundless cloud palms that seemed to cover the entire sky, it appeared minuscule.
Its leaping body trembled and halted in mid-air, hesitating for less than a breath before its survival instinct, honed in the midst of death tribulations, forced its body to retreat in the opposite direction!
Boom!
The cloud palm struck the ice, and the glacier land, spanning thousands of miles and indestructible, instantly shattered. Huge chunks of ice floated like pebbles.
Shen Yi's face remained impassive, and his body slightly bent forward, his palms maintaining the chopping motion.
The blade was only three feet long, but the dark gold blade's edge seemed infinite, and with a puff, it slashed at the distant retreating figure.
"Roar—"
The four-limbed bizarre fish tumbled and crashed, and the dark gold blade's edge pierced its scales and feathers, tearing its back's flesh and leaving a huge gash that almost penetrated its entire body.
As the strongest hall master, Ke Shi San's golden-patterned dark blade was even more powerful than the Phoenix Essence.
Cold Mountain Ancestor stumbled and climbed up, turning around in horror. It wanted to say something, but when it opened its mouth, a heart flame burst out. It felt as if its entire body was engulfed in raging flames, as if it was being cooked from the inside out.
"Ah!"
It let out a sharp cry, summoning the power of frost into its wound, but it couldn't reduce the burning sensation by even a fraction. Instead, its already injured body became somewhat rigid.
It had just been shouting for Shen Yi to come down, but now that he was actually descending, it stared with wide eyes at the distant figure slowly standing up, and its mind was filled with only one thought.
"Don't come any closer!"
This exclamation left Deng Xiangjun completely stunned.
Unlike the previous time when he was caught off guard, this time, Cold Mountain Ancestor took the initiative to attack. After suffering a setback earlier, this counterattack was undoubtedly fueled by his anger.
However, the result was no different, and he still ended up injured.
This could only mean one thing: Lord Shen had surpassed Cold Mountain Ancestor in raw power... That golden-patterned dark blade could so easily pierce through the body of this ancient demon, comparable to a mid-stage Heaven Realm cultivator. How had he never heard of such a treasure before?
"Stop!" Cold Mountain Ancestor roared again.
Shen Yi remained unmoved. He stared straight ahead, holding the long blade at a slant, and took seemingly unhurried steps. Yet, with each stride, the distance between them shortened by a hundred li.
The dark armored boots made a faint sound as they touched the shattered ice, much quieter than Cold Mountain Ancestor's previous hurried footsteps.
But this gentle footfall, when it reached the ancient demon's ears, made its heart race, pounding loudly as if about to burst through its skull.
"You're pushing your luck, old man! I'll fight you to the death!"
Cold Mountain Ancestor felt the searing pain all over his body, never considering that in just one exchange, he had been forced to use his ultimate technique.
It spat out a smooth, round inner pill, its surface as smooth as jade, with only a small jade toad nestled in the center.
Clearly, this inner pill did not belong to Cold Mountain Ancestor; it was something he had forcefully taken and refined, explaining his peculiar appearance.
The jade toad was sitting cross-legged, its front legs holding a pill-like object in its belly.
"Kill him!" Cold Mountain Ancestor infused his essence blood into the inner pill, forcing the jade toad to open its eyes.
In an instant, a gust of wind blew within the inner pill.
A thunderous roar erupted, and in a flash, it transformed into a raging blizzard, changing the world into an eternal winter.
The surroundings quickly turned into a white, desolate expanse, a terrifying silence where even Deng Xiangjun's sharp eyes could not see beyond three zhang.
Now, this wintry land stood between the ancient demon and Shen Yi.
The raging wind blew chaotically, chilling to the bone, as if it would devour any living being that dared to approach.
Clearly, despite Cold Mountain Ancestor's intimidating shouts, he was actually trying to use this inner pill to create an illusion and escape!
"Wait!"
Deng Xiangjun, as if anticipating something, quickly reached out and shouted.
As expected, Shen Yi looked at the white, lifeless expanse and stepped in without hesitation, holding his blade. Now that he had taken action, he would not let this ancient demon escape.
"Hiss!"
Deng Xiangjun's palm had just touched the white mist, and although there didn't seem to be much change in her fingertips, she could feel her divine soul tremble a few times, and even her consciousness became rigid and blurry.
This phenomenon was not a mere trick; it truly had the power to annihilate the soul.
Such a commotion caused not only Yin Qizhang but also every cultivator in Xuan Yue City with some cultivation base to take flight in fear and curiosity, wanting to see what had happened.
Yin Yajun finally saw that unforgettable dark-robed figure again.
She watched as he calmly stepped into the lifeless, seemingly lifeless, wintry land, his silhouette growing blurrier until it was completely swallowed by the heavy snow.
"Lord... Lord Shen."
Cold Mountain Ancestor continued to infuse his essence blood until the jade toad in the inner pill was fully satiated.
Only then did he catch his breath, his face revealing a hint of lingering fear.
The power of the jade toad inner pill was undeniable, but it was not something he was born with. Even after refining it for a long time, it was still not truly a part of his body, and he couldn't control it as effortlessly as his own limbs.
Using it against a cultivator of the same realm was likely impossible, as they would naturally evade it.
But Cold Mountain Ancestor never expected that this young man would dare to step right into it.
Perhaps the young man had some kind of protection against the cold?
However, this chill was not as simple as it appeared; otherwise, it wouldn't seem so lifeless, devoid of any vitality.
"Seeking death!"
It hesitated for a moment, abandoning its plan to escape.
If it left just like this, it would be a huge loss!
With this thought, Cold Mountain Ancestor began to use his essence blood as a connection, manipulating the Jade Toad Essence Pill, attempting to completely subdue and kill Shen Yi within.
Just as it tried to sense the situation inside this cold domain, its eyes suddenly widened.
Amidst the swirling snow and wind, a figure emerged, walking slowly from within.
Shen Yi continued to stare straight ahead, his long sword covered in frost. As he moved forward, the coronet on his head and the dark armor on his body cracked and peeled off, turning into purple-golden light and disappearing as it fell to the ground.
Wu Jun's strength was truly too low, causing this dark armor to be somewhat inadequate for the current level of combat.
However, even though Shen Yi was wearing a plain black robe, his glance was enough to make Cold Mountain Ancestor's face fill with apprehension, not daring to move.
Beside him, a robust white tiger walked with grace and elegance, its slightly lowered head exuding a hint of cleverness.
The white tiger calmly accompanied Shen Yi on his left, and with a gentle swing of its tail, it brushed away all the frost from his body.
"Block... block him!"
Cold Mountain Ancestor infused more essence blood, causing the Jade Toad within the pill to swell, and its originally dazed expression instantly turned blood-red and hideous.
It seemed as if the toad was about to croak.
However, a crisp cracking sound interrupted it.
Under Cold Mountain Ancestor's horrified gaze, a dark shadow appeared on the pill, and its smooth surface gradually cracked open.
Shen Yi lifted the sword without changing his expression, pressing its sharp tip against the pill, and then suddenly exerted force, driving the sword tip into the toad's throat. With its eyes wide open, the toad was pierced inch by inch.
Crack—
The pill turned into powder in mid-air.
At the same time, Cold Mountain Ancestor endured the intense pain, and with his two sturdy hind legs already taut, he stomped hard, transforming his entire body into a streak of light and fleeing once more.
"..."
Shen Yi slightly lifted his gaze, and amidst the fluttering black robe, another shadow darted out, surging against the wind, transforming into a fierce-looking black tiger in an instant, and pouncing on the fleeing streak of light from above.
The black tiger viciously waved its front claws, pressing down with killing intent!
Although it didn't harm Cold Mountain Ancestor's flesh, it caused this old demon to emit the most mournful howl yet.
The howl echoed, causing even the creatures in Xuan Yue City to feel their skin tingle and break out in goosebumps.
Bang bang bang!
Cold Mountain Ancestor slammed his head against the ground, pounding the icy surface. This mid-stage Celestial Realm demon, at this moment, was like a child, rolling and crying on the ground.
Terrified, Cold Mountain Ancestor desperately tried to push the black tiger off his body, but his claws passed through its body as if it were intangible, as if they had entered a realm of chaos.
"Senior, please spare me! I'm willing to fight for the Southern Flood Immortal Sect and battle that Dragon Demon!"
Cold Mountain Ancestor felt unbearable pain, wishing he could tear open his own belly rather than endure such torture.
In response, Shen Yi tightened his grip on the Golden Patterned Dark Blade.
The blade's body emitted a dark gold radiance once more, slashing through the sky with unstoppable force. With a powerful horizontal slash, the massive fish head flew into the air, landing with a thud and rolling several times on the icy surface.
[Killed mid-stage Celestial Realm Cold Mountain Fish Demon, total lifespan of 660,000 years, remaining lifespan of 250,000 years, absorption complete]
Shen Yi sheathed his sword and glanced at the panel.
If this fish demon had lived out its natural lifespan, it would have been quite lucky.
The cold domain of wind and snow behind Shen Yi quietly dissipated, but the surrounding air remained extremely cold and damp.
Shen Yi looked up, and to his surprise, the sky above, except for where he was standing, had turned dark and gloomy. Goose feathers of snow were falling, covering an unknown number of miles, almost the entire Southern Flood Domain.
All living beings only needed to look up to see the falling snow.
Having killed Celestial Realm demons several times before, Shen Yi naturally knew that this heavenly phenomenon was due to Cold Mountain Ancestor's fall, but he hadn't expected it to have such a wide impact.
However, none of this concerned him.
Shen Yi took a deep breath, using the heat of his heart flame to resist the chill that had remained on his body after passing through the cold domain.
He was slightly nervous as he looked at the corpse in front of him.
Whether he could break through the Celestial Realm depended on whether his guess was correct.
(End of Chapter)
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